My Book Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie Reveals The Legacy Of Indonesia's 3rd President

I'm Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (The Untold Story)

JAKARTA - Writer Andi Makmur Makka released a book entitled Saya Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (The Untold Story) on Saturday, January 29. The 498-page book written based on the author's direct interview with Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie or BJ Habibie tells Habibie's journey from childhood, when he became a top executive in the aircraft industry in Germany, until when he became a President.

"This article is accompanied by the results of a series of ten-day interviews that I conducted in 2005," said Andi Makmur Makka, quoted from ANTARA.

The book with 77 chapters written by Andi Makmur Makka focuses on the side of the scientific and technological heritage of BJ Habibie that is relevant to current issues, including those relating to Habibie's thoughts and theories, the aerospace industry, and the development of the N-250 aircraft.

The Chief Editor of Republika Daily for the 1997-2000 period called BJ Habibie a scientist and statesman who had laid the policy foundations that were much needed to advance Indonesia.

Rector of Multimedia Nusantara University Jakarta DR. Ir. Ninok Leksono Dermawan said that Habibie led an institution with a foundation of science and technology (science and technology) and initiated many policies that encourage the younger generation to master science and technology.

According to him, the idea that Habibie has always echoed to master technology to advance the nation must be revived, set forth in books that can be an inspiration for the younger generation.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) for the 2014-2019 period, Dr. Ir. Unggul Priyanto put forward Habibie's concept of "starting at the end, ending at the beginning", that development does not have to be started by doing research from the beginning, but can be from the middle or the end.

According to Superior, countries like China also apply such a concept. China started the development of the high-speed rail by buying licenses from Japan and Germany but was later able to outperform the products of the two countries.

He said that Habibie also thought about establishing the aerospace industry, starting from the Spanish-made Cassa 212, then innovating to make the CN-235 to independently designing the N-250, a sophisticated type of aircraft in its class.

"So innovation doesn't need to be a new invention, it doesn't have to start with your own findings, but it can be a development and become a new, better product," he said.